Career Services Specialist (Remote)
Similar job titles: Job coach, Career Developer, Career Counselor, Career Services, and Placement Specialist
The work schedule: 8am-5pm Monday-Thursday with two late days being 8am-7pm EST. Then 8-3pm EST on Friday
Pay Rate: 45,000 - 50,000 annually - Hourly Nonexempt plus bonus opportunity of $16,000 minimum a year based on production
Candidates can reside in one of the following states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, SC, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WI
What you will be doing:
- Provide information and assistance about career development, career search and careers
- Interview new students to obtain employment history, education, and assist with career goals
- Identify barriers to employment
- Maintain ongoing communications with students and graduates
- Assist students with job readiness skills and with job search strategies
- Maintain student records through the campus database (Salesforce)
- Develop and maintain relationships with employers through frequent communication and networking
- Solicit and follow up on job orders from employers
- Counsel and advise students and graduates regarding professional development and career success strategies
- Provide graduates with job leads and track information in the campus database
- Oversee job postings, registrations, and applications on job placement website
- Follow up bi-weekly with non-placed graduates and assist where needed
- Maintain database of employer contacts and placement status of students
- Keep student portal/share point sites updated with announcements, links, and other employment-related documents
- Comply and report placement statistics as required by state, accrediting, and federal agencies
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications needed:
- Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and experience.
- Salesforce experience is a plus
- Knowledge of IT certifications a plus
- Experience in recruiting, career services and/or sales environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
What does MyComputerCareer.edu have to offer YOU?
- A focus on students, academic excellence, and helping others succeed
- Professional work environment
- Talented and committed co-workers (We serve each other)
- Service projects (Military makeover, company-wide serve day, etc.)
- An opportunity to make a difference while expanding your knowledge
- Competitive pay & benefits (This is not a commission-based role)
- Clean and aesthetically pleasing open campus environment with a family feel.
Why Work for Us?
Our focus is on helping Others Succeed- Every day, our Career Services team helps potential students take the first step to start a rewarding career. They must have a passion to motivate people to succeed. We have found individuals with strong networking skills are successful. Appointments with potential students are set for you to learn more about their goals and you are also building lasting relationships with the top hiring contacts in the student's area. When the potential student is transitioned to employment, you will keep a record of their success.
Our mission at MyComputerCareer is to help our students develop the skills necessary to permanently and positively change their lives and futures by attaining financially rewarding and personally fulfilling careers in Information Technology.
PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEMANDS
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other duties, as assigned by their supervisor.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
